Highlight Report HR-2026-08

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Retrospective reconstruction, written in October 2026 from the dated records-access chronology and backdated to the end of the period. No formal highlight report was issued at the time.

Date

31 August 2026 (reconstructed)

31 August 2026 (reconstructed)

Period covered

1–31 August 2026

1–31 August 2026

Status summary

Both Museum Wales requests were refused as not held and went to review; The National Archives search scope was challenged and widened; a deed examination at Glamorgan Archives was arranged; the Wales Office route opened.

This reporting period

1 entries

Work packages

Pending authorisation

None this period.

In execution

  • Records access: correspondence with public bodies and archives (no work package was formally authorised before 19 October 2026). Dated events:
    • 3 Aug 2026 · Museum Wales (FOI 2026-020): not-held response
    • 5 Aug 2026 · Glamorgan Archives: searchroom visit booked
    • 13 Aug 2026 · The National Archives: request to reconsider search scope
    • 14 Aug 2026 · Museum Wales: search explanation; internal review requested
    • 20 Aug 2026 · The National Archives: expanded War Agricultural Committee / National Farm Survey request
    • 25 Aug 2026 · Museum Wales (FOI 2026-024): not-held refusal
    • 26 Aug 2026 · Museum Wales: review accepted; FOI 2026-032 created for records already found
    • 27 Aug–14 Sep 2026 · Glamorgan Archives: examination of deeds DBDT/79/1 and ACA/8/2 arranged
    • 29 Aug 2026 · Wales Office (26FOI 103): formal FOI request sent

Completed in the period

None this period.

Products completed in the period

None this period.

Products planned but not started or completed in the period

None this period.

Corrective actions taken during the period

None this period.

Next reporting period

3 entries

Work packages (to be authorised, in execution, to be completed)

None this period.

Products to be completed in the next period

  • Record every review and disclosure outcome; chase HM Land Registry inspection and preservation.
  • Process the Wales Office response; complete the Heneb EIR schedule.
  • Prepare the Independent Complaints Reviewer and ICO routes where appropriate.

Corrective actions to be completed during the next period

None this period.

Project and stage tolerance status

Tolerances not yet agreed by the Project Board

No tolerances had been set; no Project Board existed for the period.

Requests for change

0 raised · 0 decided · 0 pending

Raised

None this period.

Approved or rejected

None this period.

Pending

None this period.

Key issues and risks

3 items
  • Scope integrity: a site-wide request risked being narrowed to a single object search.
  • The National Archives keyword method became a scrutiny issue.
  • The Wales Office route raised a transfer and provenance question for historic government files.

Lessons report (if appropriate)

None

No lessons report this period.

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